News & Announcements
METRANS UTC, PSR
Thursday, September 6, 2018
The Pacific Southwest Region 9 University Transportation Center (PSR UTC), one of METRANS’ research centers, organized and hosted the 2018 National Travel Monitoring and Exposition Conference (NaTMEC). The conference provides the premier venue where state and MPO traffic data collectors, traffic data users, academics, and managers of data programs come together to be aware of new products and services. The four-day conference included sessions within four different tracks: Traffic ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Thursday, September 6, 2018
The Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT), housed at Long Beach State University, sent two of the Center’s research assistants, Sean Reseigh and Benjamin Olson, to SCAG’s 53rd Regional Conference and General Assembly as finalists for an Esri Story Map Competition. “It was such a valuable experience to be able to attend the SCAG General Assembly and witness the sharing of ideas between regional transportation leaders and network with local companies,” ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Thursday, September 6, 2018
METRANS Associate Director Victoria Deguzman received the 2018 Margaret Harrington Outstanding Staff Award. Deguzman has been recognized for 17 years of work with the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Over the years, she has advocated for students’ personal and professional development while fostering her own growing interest in the transportation industry. Deguzman is an advocate for gender equality within the transportation workforce. Through her role as a special advisor ...
METRANS UTC, PSR, MetroFreight
Thursday, September 6, 2018
This article is part of an ongoing series that describes research accomplishments and achievements of the METRANS Transportation Center in recognition of its 20 th Anniversary. Dr. Laetitia Dablanc is Director of Research at the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), University of Paris-Est, and a team leader for MetroFreight, the VREF Center of Excellence in urban freight research led by the University of Southern California. ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Thursday, September 6, 2018
This article is part of an ongoing series that describes research accomplishments and achievements of the METRANS Transportation Center in recognition of its 20 th Anniversary. Dr. Alison Conway is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York and the Associate Director for New Initiatives at the Region 2 University Transportation Research Center. She is also an associated faculty member of MetroFreight, a Volvo Research and Educational Foundations Center ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Executive Director of the Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT) and METRANS Associate Director Thomas O’Brien was recently named Vice President of the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC). He was officially presented with the title during his attendance at the 2018 CUTC Summer Meeting in Minneapolis. As vice president, O’Brien has the responsibility of coordinating the Committee’s activities surrounding the planning of the CUTC annual ...
METRANS UTC
Monday, September 3, 2018
On Wednesday, August 29, students, academics, and professionals were hosted by METRANS, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and the US Navy on a pre-Fleet Week, private tour the USS Dewey, an active guided-missile destroyer docked at POLA for Fleet Week 2018, and the USS Iowa, a docked, retired battleship. Fleet Week is an annual event, held each year over the Labor Day Weekend, which brings active forces and ships to POLA for an exciting opportunity for the public to get a glimpse of Navy life and ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Monday, August 27, 2018
On behalf of the METRANS student team, I am pleased to welcome our new Lead Graphic Designer, Kavina Yasangbhai Patel. Patel earned an Undergraduate Degree in Urban Planning from CEPT University, India and recently joined USC as Master of Planning student specializing in Transportation Planning. Her responsibilities at METRANS will include design for both print and electronic media, including the design of the METRANS on the Move newsletter. Patel was introduced to METRANS by a fellow MPL student, ...
METRANS UTC, PSR
Friday, August 24, 2018
An in-depth conversation with Randy Iwasaki, Executive Director of the Contra Costa County Transporation Authority and former director of the California Department of Transportation. Randy shares his thoughts and work underway by the CCTA related to autonomous vehicles, good movement and the last mile, mass transit, encouraging healthy transportation options, funding and the roles of research and higher education.
METRANS UTC, PSR
Monday, August 20, 2018
Thanks to METRANS on the Move (this newsletter!) I learned about TURF, the Transportation Undergrad Research Fellowship, a summer fellowship opportunity at Portland State University. I studied abroad in Athens, Greece during Spring 2018, and looked forward to receiving the newsletter each week because it kept me in the loop with what’s happening in the transportation sector. Little did I know that it would also lead me to a new home “turf” and an exciting summer in Oregon. ...
